Instagram’s Dual camera feature copies BeReal, but misses the point

par | Juil 28, 2022 | adam mosseri, apps, ashton kutcher, bereal, consumer, daniel liss, david dobrik, dispo, France, Instagram, internet culture, jack dorsey, Josh Wardle, Mark Zuckerberg, Snapchat, Social Media, tiktok

We know the drill: Snapchat adds the Stories feature, Instagram nabs it. TikTok gets too popular, Instagram pivots to short-form video. Now, here’s another one for the list. This week, Instagram quietly added a feature to its TikTok clone Reels called Dual,...

Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

par | Avr 20, 2022 | ashton kutcher, At One Ventures, Biotech, Funding, Fundings & Exits, GreenTech, Leonardo DiCaprio, Recent Funding, Startups, styrofoam, TC, Tom Chi

Plastic foam like Styrofoam is a ubiquitous, harmful, and nearly immortal single-use material that is long overdue for a good, green replacement — and Cruz Foam is here to supply it. The startup creates a durable yet backyard-compostable packing foam out of  shrimp...